(Main Office)

From its inception in 1964, Skoler, Abbott & Presser, P.C., has represented management exclusively in all aspects of labor and employment law. The Firm's clients are engaged in all forms of business enterprise in the public, private and non-for-profit sectors. In order to strengthen its commitment to provide quality legal representation, the Firm in 1989 became a founding member of LABNET, d/b/a WORKLAW NETWORK. WORKLAW NETWORK is a nationwide organization of autonomous management labor and employment law firms who coordinate and share information and resources on practice-related issues with other member firms. This affiliation allows Skoler, Abbott & Presser the ability to provide its clients with the advantages generally associated with large national firms, while maintaining the prompt cost-effective personal service found in smaller, regional firms.

Statement of Practice

Representing Management in Labor and Employment Law Including the National Labor Relations Act, Employee Benefit Law, Pension Law, Wage and Hour Law, Immigration Law, Workers Compensation Law, OSHA and Equal Employment Opportunity Law. Trials and Appeals, Including Wrongful Discharge Litigation.

Representative Clients:

Adirondack Medical Center (NY)
American Saw & Mfg. Co.
Baystate Health Systems, Inc.
Big Y Foods, Inc.
Calais Regional Hospital (ME)
Center for Human Development
City of Chicopee
Danbury Health Systems (CT)
Five Star Quality Care, Inc.
Gandara Mental Health Center
Hampshire College
Hardigg Industries, Inc.
Holyoke Hospital, Inc.
Jewish Geriatric Services
Johnson & Hill Staffing, Inc.
Johnson Memorial Hospital (CT)
Judd Wire, Inc.
Kanzaki Specialty Papers
New Hampshire Catholic Charities, Inc.
O.F.Mossberg & Sons, Inc.
Six Flags New England
SFC (Springfield Foodservice Corp.)
Smith & Wesson
Southworth Company
Spalding Sports Worldwide, Inc.
Springfield Wire, Inc.
The Goldman Group (Bridgeport Machine, Fellows Corp., Bryant Grinder Corp., VT)
Town of Monson School Committee
United Cooperative Bank
United Personnel, Inc.
Whole Life, Inc.
Williams Distributing, Inc.
Yankee Candle Co., Inc.

Address

Suite 2000, One Monarch Place
Springfield, MA 01144, (Hampden Co.)

Phone

Phone: 413-737-4753
Fax: 413-787-1941

Website

http://www.skoler-abbott.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

MEMBERS

Martin E. Skoler (1932-1991).

Ralph F. Abbott, Jr. (Member) born Arlington, Massachusetts, January 9, 1949; admitted to bar, 1973, Massachusetts; 1975, U.S. District Court of Massachusetts; 1978, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Boston College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1970); Cornell University (J.D., 1973). Co-Author: "Health Care Labor Manual," Aspen Systems Publications, 1974. Contributing Editor, NLRB Law and Practice. Editor, "Massachusetts Employment Law Letter," M. Lee Smith Publishers & Printers, 1990—. Author: "How to Avoid Legal Pitfalls in Hiring & Firing in Massachusetts," M. Lee Smith Publishers & Printers, 1995; "Bargaining Subjects: Mandatory, Permissive and Illegal," Matthew Bender & Co., Inc., 1995-1996. Adjunct Faculty, Labor Law, Western New England College School of Law, 1975-1978. Instructor in Labor Relations, Personnel Administration Program, Elms College, 1983-1986. Listed in "The Best Lawyers in America," 1989 to 2006. Member: Hampden County, Worcester County, Massachusetts and American (Member, Section of Labor Relations Law) Bar Associations; National Association of Manufacturers; Chairman, Labor Lawyers Advisory Committee, CUE, 1991-1993; First Chairman of LABNET d/b/a WORKLAW NETWORK, (1989-1991);. Massachusetts Bar Foundation; Fellow, The College of Labor & Employment Lawyers, Inc. Practice Areas: Management Labor Relations; Wage and Hour Law; Discrimination Law; Labor Arbitration Law; OSHA; National Labor Relations Act; Collective Bargaining; Personnel Policies; Employment Law Training.Email: Ralph F. Abbott, Jr.

Jay M. Presser (Member) born New York, N.Y., September 7, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, New York; 1979, Massachusetts; 1980, U.S. District Court of Massachusetts; 1997, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Harpur College, State University of New York at Binghamton (B.A., 1972); George Washington University (J.D., 1975). Staff Associate, George Washington University Law Review, 1973-1975. Adjunct Faculty, Collective Bargaining, Western New England College School of Law, 1978-1987. Author: "The Relationship of Federal Labor Law, State Law Wrongful Discharge Actions and Other State Law Actions," Chapter 54, Labor and Employment Arbitration, Matthew Bender, 1989. Field Attorney, Region 9, National Labor Relations Board, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1975-1977. Selected by Lawyers Weekly as one of Massachusetts Best Lawyers, 1995. Listed in "The Best Lawyers in America," 1991—. Member: Massachusetts and American (Member, Section of Labor Relations Law) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Management Labor Relations; Employment Litigation; Wrongful Discharge; Discrimination Law; Labor Arbitration; Wrongful Discharge Defense; Sexual Harassment; Age Discrimination in Employment; Employers Rights.Email: Jay M. Presser

John H. Glenn (Member) born Hammond, Indiana, February 27, 1947; admitted to bar, 1979, Ohio; 1980, Massachusetts. Education: Hanover College (B.A., 1969); Cornell University (M.A. in Industrial and Labor Relations, 1971); Northern Kentucky University (J.D., 1979). Adjunct Faculty, Labor Law, Western New England College School of Law, 1981-1985. Field Examiner, Region 9, National Labor Relations Board, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1971-1979. Listed in "The Best Lawyers in America". Member: Ohio State, Massachusetts and American (Member, Section of Labor Relations Law) Bar Associations; American Society of Hospital Attorneys. Practice Areas: Management Labor Relations; Discrimination Law; Arbitration Law; Wage and Hour Law; Collective Bargaining; Labor Law; Unfair Labor Practices; Labor Strikes.Email: John H. Glenn

Marylou Fabbo (Member) born Ludlow, Massachusetts, October 25, 1966; admitted to bar, 1993, Connecticut; 1994, Massachusetts and U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1995, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. Education: Bryant College (B.S., magna cum laude, 1988); Western New England College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1993). Member, 1991-1993 and Note Editor, 1992-1993, Western New England Law Review. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards, Contracts, 1990 and Trust and Estates, 1992. Co-Author: Insurance Coverage for Employment Claims in Massachusetts, 18 W.N.E.C. L. Rev. 255 (1996); Contributing Author, "Massachusetts Employment Law letter," 1995—. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Title VII Discrimination Law; Personnel Policies; Sexual Harassment; Employee Leasing; Warn Act.Email: Marylou Fabbo

Susan G. Fentin (Member) born New York, NY., 1949; admitted to bar, 1996, Massachusetts; 1997, Connecticut, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts and U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. Education: Wellesley College (B.A., 1971); Western New England School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1996). Recipient, Downey Award and Pranz Award for outstanding contributions to Law Review and Law School, 1994-1995. Editor-in-Chief, Western New England Law Review, 1995-1996. Associate Editor, Massachusetts Employment Law Letter. Law Clerk to the Hon. John M. Greaney, Associate Justice, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, 1996-1997. Author: "The False Claims Act—Finding Middle Ground Between Opportunity and Opportunism: The 'Original Source' Provision of 31 U.S.C. Section 3730 (e)(4)," 17 W. New Eng. L. Rev. 255, 1995. Contributing Author: Wood Products Manufacturers Association Newsletter, Business Journal. Member: Massachusetts, Connecticut and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Employment Litigation; Discrimination Law; Labor Law; Employment Counselling.Email: Susan G. Fentin

Timothy F. Murphy (Member) born Springfield, Massachusetts, January 14, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Massachusetts; 1993, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. Education: American International College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1986); Western New England College School of Law (J.D., 1990). Member: Hampden County and Massachusetts Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Employment Litigation; Labor Relations; Employment Counseling.Email: Timothy F. Murphy

ASSOCIATE

Michael B. Leahy (Associate) born Brooklyn, Massachusetts, 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, Massachusetts; 2008, New York. Education: University of St. Thomas (B.A., cum laude, 2003); Boston College Law School (J.D., 2007). Member: Massachusetts and New York State Bar Association.Email: Michael B. Leahy